Easily the best Heaven Shall Burn record so far. And yes, that includes Veto as well.
Why? Well, that's simple: HSBs sound became generic with the release of the iconoclast trilogy. Imagine an artist, always drawing the same tree. Only with different tones of green. That is, what HSB has become. Don't get me wrong, I like trees, but guess what, they are not only light or dark green. There is variety to it. Yellow, red and pretty much everything in between. Something that has gone missing ever since Deaf To Our Prayers. Just compare the classic straight forward "Counterweight" with the slowly developing (but genuinely well written) "Armia". (fun exercise for musicians: try counting the number of the different guitar tracks used in the Armia intro :) ). There is a wide range in the creation of tension throughout the whole Album. And that is what makes enjoing this CD so easy. A must have for anyone who's into Metalcore or Melodic Death Metal.